HOOPS ROUNDUP: Magnolia West girls win two at Aggieland Classic

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10:08 pm CST, Friday, December 29, 2017

Magnolia West guard Hannah Eggleston (30) looks to pass under pressure from Magnolia center Kendall Bullard (35) and guard Lexi Bearden (10) during the first quarter of a Distric 20-5A high school girls basketball game at Magnolia High School, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Magnolia. less

Magnolia West guard Hannah Eggleston (30) looks to pass under pressure from Magnolia center Kendall Bullard (35) and guard Lexi Bearden (10) during the first quarter of a Distric 20-5A high school girls ... more

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Magnolia West guard Hannah Eggleston (30) looks to pass under pressure from Magnolia center Kendall Bullard (35) and guard Lexi Bearden (10) during the first quarter of a Distric 20-5A high school girls basketball game at Magnolia High School, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, in Magnolia. less

Magnolia West guard Hannah Eggleston (30) looks to pass under pressure from Magnolia center Kendall Bullard (35) and guard Lexi Bearden (10) during the first quarter of a Distric 20-5A high school girls ... more

Photo: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

HOOPS ROUNDUP: Magnolia West girls win two at Aggieland Classic

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Magnolia West picked up a pair of victories at the Aggieland Classic on Friday, defeating Yates in its morning contest before topping Longview in overtime later in the day.

The Lady Mustangs (10-8) started with a 58-44 win over Yates. Hannah Eggleston led the team with 16 points, and Kendall May recorded a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Magnolia West kept its momentum going with a 60-54 overtime triumph over Longview, the team's second overtime game in as many days. The Lady Mustangs trailed by as many as 12 points in the contest before mounting a comeback and earning the win. Eggleston scored 18 points, and Kamari Portalis knocked down four 3-pointers to finish with 14.

Magnolia West will be back in action at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

CONROE DEFEATS ALDINE

Conroe picked up a non-district home victory over Aldine on Friday afternoon, defeating the visitors by a score of 51-35.

Alexia Mason led the Tigerettes (6-11) with 11 points, and Victoria Ratcliff nearly recorded a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.

Conroe will host Concordia Lutheran at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

PORTER SPLITS

The Lady Spartans split a pair of games on Friday in Brazosport.

Porter began with a 47-24 win over Sweeny.

In the win, the Lady Spartans held their opponent scoreless in the second quarter and led 24-6 at halftime. Friday's win came after a 2-0 mark Thursday.

Katherine Saul and Kiara Stewart led Porter in the win offensively Friday with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

In the afternoon, the Lady Spartans lost 47-30 to Mineral Wells.

NEW CANEY SPLITS

The Lady Eagles played twice Friday, first beating Stafford 52-38 then losing to Klein 52-34.

In the win, Tori Garza led with 14 points while Skylar Patton was close behind with 12. In the loss, Garza led again with 14 points and Abigail Lynch added 12.

New Caney (10-7) is back in action Saturday morning at 10 a.m. against Tomball.

BOYS HOOPS

COLLEGE PARK ADVANCES

College Park advanced to the consolation championship of the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic in San Diego on Friday, defeating St. Thomas (Houston, Texas) by a score of 82-68.

Quentin Grimes led the way for the Cavaliers (12-9) with 39 points, which included seven 3-pointers in the second half. Deon Blakemore finished with 14 points, Shannon Scott had 13, and Kimani Anderson added 12.

The Cavaliers will play at 3:50 p.m. local time on Saturday.

SPLENDORA WINS TWO

The Wildcats snapped a seven-game losing streak Friday with a pair of wins in the Buffalo Tournament.

In a 50-37 win over Alvarado, Chase Jenkins and Trey Wooldridge had 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Dylan Johnson led the way with 14 points in a 52-38 win over New Waverly. Jenkins and Wooldridge had 12 points each and Beau Vela added 10.

Vela was also the runner-up in the 3-point shootout at the Buffalo Tournament.

BURTON, SMITH LEAD SPARTANS

Porter picked up a 66-47 win over Fort Bend Christian on Friday in the Gulf Coast Classic.

Jevon Burton and Dawson Smith led the Spartans (15-5) to victory with 23 and 14 points, respectively.

CANEY CREEK WINS TWO

The Panthers went 2-0 at the Bay City Holiday Tournament, defeating East Bernard (48-43) and Gonzales (60-29).

In the win over East Bernard, Caney Creek was led by Jeremiah and Tyvance Brown, who had 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Nathan Carpio and Myke Rucker led in the win over Gonzales with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

MONTGOMERY DROPS TWO

Montgomery suffered a pair of losses against Jarrell (61-49) and Georgetown (53-40) at the Waco Midway tournament on Friday, competing shorthanded with just six players.

Bryce Cernosek led the Bears with 22 points against Jarrell, including five 3-pointers. Isaac Lawson finished with eight points.

Cernosek was also the leading scorer against Georgetown with 13 points. Grant Bowers finished with 11 points, and Hunter Jaeger added nine on three 3-pointers.